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Illinois Members Of Congress React To Jobs Speech
CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Republican Sen. Mark Kirk says some parts of President Barack Obama's proposed $450 billion plan to boost jobs creation should receive quick, bipartisan action.

During Thursday's speech to Congress, the president revealed a plan that would slash the Social Security payroll tax both for tens of millions of workers and for employers.

Obama also urged Congress to approve trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama.

Kirk urged said those proposals should have the support of Congress. However, he said the president also proposed new spending without providing details on how to pay for it.

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin calls the president's plan, ``a fair plan and is fully paid for.'' Republican Congresswoman Judy Biggert says it wasn't hard to see ``why expectations weren't very high for today's speech.''

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